Orchestral folk bands, which seemed to start popping up everywhere a few years back, are interesting to me for a bunch of reasons. Partly, I’m just blown away at the fact that bands with tons […]
Author: Garland Harwood
The South in Brooklyn
JP Harris Hits Brooklyn’s Skinny Dennis
Classic country singer J.P. Harris has a classic country tale. He left his California home on foot before he was even old enough to drive, hitchhiking across the country for four years and settling in […]
MNFS: Anthony D’Amato – “If It Don’t Work Out”
On Tuesday night, Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Anthony D’Amato, who turned heads back in 2010 for his Princeton dorm-recorded debut, celebrated the release of his New West Records debut, The Shipwreck from The Shore (Amazon & Spotify), […]
Short Film: Mipso in Japan
Last week, the good folks at The Bluegrass Situation debuted a phenomenal short film that chronicles the Japanese tour by our friends in Mipso. The fifteen-minute film, which was shot, produced and edited by the band’s […]
Pics from The Summer Hoot
Last weekend, I made it upstate for one of three days at the 2nd Annual Summer Hoot – a fun little festival with a big lineup put together by my friends Mike + Ruthy on […]
Brooklyn’s Twain Performs at The Knitting Factory Tonight
The Brooklyn-based and Virginia-born trio known as Twain, made up by Mt Davidson, Pete Pezzimenti and Ken Woodward, performs at the Knitting Factory tonight. The three, who have appeared as one half of Spirit Family […]
Delta Spirit Plays Three Consecutive Nights in NYC This Fall
On September 9th, Delta Spirit will release Into the Wide (Amazon), an album the band wrote in a “flood-ruined, cave-like, rat-colonized room in Brooklyn,” press materials note. The band, originally from Southern California but now living in […]
Recently Married & Sober, Justin Townes Earle to Release New Record
Next month, Justin Townes Earle releases Single Mothers (Amazon) – his first album in two years. While JTE has struggled with drugs and alcohol and had a few outbursts over the years, press materials note he’s […]
Joe Fletcher Wins Best Tattoo of Newport
Congrats to our friend Joe Fletcher for winning our Third Annual Newport Folk Festival Tattoo contest. Fletcher, who was runner up in our first contest three years ago, and his tat (above) honoring the late David Lamb […]
Q&A: Mike + Ruthy on The Second Annual Summer Hoot at The Ashokan
On Friday, August 22 through Sunday, August 24, our friends Mike + Ruthy will present the second annual Summer Hoot at The Ashokan Center near Woodstock. The lineup is looking strong, including gcb favorites like David […]
VOTE NOW: Best Tattoos of the 2014 Newport Folk Festival
For the third year in a row, the grass clippings team surveyed festivarian flesh in Newport for the best tats. We are totally confident that we somehow overlooked your pal’s awesome tat (sorry!), but we […]
Day Three: Legends and Breakouts Draw Crowds in Newport
Mavis Staples’ birthday celebration set in Newport, which culminated Sunday and included appearances by legendary Wilco leader Jeff Tweedy, indie pop group Lucius and loads of others, was just as unforgettable as everyone expected. It […]
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